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Lincoln Project Co-Founder to Alexandrio Ocasio-Cortez: ‘We Need to Work Together’ or We’ll ‘Lose America’
Steve Schmidt, the ex-Republican and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, tweeted a lengthy thread on Friday night reaching out to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a vocal critic of the group in the past. His proposed goal: joining forces to prevent “losing this country to Autocrats.”“I have an idea. Let’s approach each other and our points of view with good faith,” he wrote. “We say the following with respect and seriousness Ma’am. Our hand is open and we need to work together o
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AOC Shuts Down Republican Critics of Her ‘Tax the Rich’ Merch With a Perfect Comeback
In yet another instance of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez definitively shutting down Republicans who try to mix it up, AOC had a succinct retort on Thursday for Republican critics of her $58 “tax the rich” campaign sweatshirt.“We don’t use slave-wage labor for merch that funds grassroots organizing,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.Earlier on Thursday, conservative commentators like Ben Shapiro derided AOC’s merchandise by tweeting, “Only the rich can afford this idiotic sweatshirt.”Also Read: AOC Claps Ba
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Rep Ocasio-Cortez Says Ted Yoho Responded ‘Oh, Boo-Hoo’ After She Confronted Him About His ‘F—ing B—-‘ Remark
When Rep. Ted Yoho accosted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in July on the steps of the Capitol, the incident led the congressman to apologize for the “abrupt manner” of their encounter while the congresswoman went on to give a viral speech on the House floor condemning the sexism and misogyny that women face.But in a Vanity Fair cover story published on Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez shared new details about the aftermath of the heated encounter: The following day, according to Ocasio-Cortez, she confr
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham: ‘Why Are You on TV Again?’
Fox News host Laura Ingraham and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparred on Twitter Friday, and not for the first time, either.It all started when Ocasio-Cortez tweeted about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on marginalized communities and communities of color, writing, “COVID deaths are disproportionately spiking in Black + Brown communities. Why? Because the chronic toll of redlining, environmental racism, wealth gap, etc. ARE underlying health conditions. Inequality is a comor
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Former CNBC Anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Runs Against AOC for Congress
One-time CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is running to unseat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, she announced Tuesday after filing late Monday.“I’m running for NY-14, to fight for the people of Queens & the Bronx, daughter of Cuban immigrants and living the American Dream,” she tweeted, adding an American flag emoji and a link to her website. She will be running in the Democratic primary for the seat currently occupied by Ocasio-Cortez — which covers Brooklyn and her home borough of Queens — an
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At Least 8 Congressional Democrats Will Skip Trump’s State of the Union Tonight
Tuesday afternoon, several prominent Democratic lawmakers announced they will boycott the 2020 State of the Union address scheduled for later in the evening.Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley, two members of the four-woman “Squad” of progressive congresswomen of color, announced via Twitter that they wouldn’t be attending the annual event.“After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump’s lawless conduct & subversion
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#BoycottABC Trends in Outcry Over Ad With Burning Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Calls to BoycottABC and BoycottSinclair lit up Twitter after a political attack ad targeting congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aired on a Washington, D.C.-area ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group during the third Democratic debate Thursday night.Scott Dworkin, the founder of the Democratic Coalition who was one of the first to share the clip online Thursday, was one of numerous political figures using the BoycottABC hashtag on Friday.Also Read: Sinclair-Owned ABC Affiliate Airs
